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911 professionals invaded the nation’s capital this week to engage with each other and Congress, and to let legislators know of improvements being made to 911 services, as well as those still needed.

"The main federal firefighting funding programs, one called AFG and one called SAFER, are at risk of being totally eliminated because their funding expires at the end of this fiscal year."

When first responders arrived, they found the tanker turned off the road and its driver trapped inside. After taking off the vehicle's windshield, fire officials were able to rescue the driver.

The National Weather Service office in San Diego issued its first-ever blizzard warning for the San Bernardino County mountains after similar warnings for Los Angeles and Ventura counties earlier this week.

More than a half-inch of ice accumulated in some areas, especially in Michigan where most of the power outages occurred, according to PowerOutage.us. About 780 U.S. flights have been canceled Thursday.

A Guilford County, N.C., program is reducing 911 emergency services costs and trips by ambulance to the ER by using regular vehicles and teams with a lower-level EMT instead of a paramedic.

State lawmakers across the country want to tackle the growing problem. Several states have passed landmark laws in recent years, and now dozens of legislatures are considering hundreds of bills to crack down on using certain compounds.

The new role requires a change to the city's Home Rule Charter, so voters would need to approve its creation through a ballot question. The director would be among the top four administrative positions in city government.

In addition to the three fatalities, at least five victims were transported to the hospital for their wounds, where they were reported to in critical condition. Investigators said some of those included life-threatening injuries.

The Volunteer Recruitment Resources grants are available through the Rural VFD Assistance Program, and eligible volunteer fire departments can apply for reimbursement of 100 percent of the actual cost for recruitment resources up to $3,000.

Aid groups said the need for recovery and rebuilding funds will be enormous, and will require a unified worldwide effort. The death toll was expected to rise dramatically after the 7.8-magnitude with an epicenter 20 miles from Turkey’s Gaziantep.

First Selectman David Bindelglass said Easton, Conn., hired Emergency Services Consulting International as officials and had been discussing doing so for years due to a number of issues, including communications and handshake deals.

An assistant city manager who oversees public safety in Greensboro, said he began addressing concerns after 45,000 homes and businesses in Moore County lost power in early December when two substations were damaged by gunfire.

A court approved the purchase of the Freightliner vehicles for Montgomery County precincts 1 and 3. The county will use federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to pay for the new vehicles.

These encouraging signs come in the wake of a White House announcement that national emergencies addressing the pandemic will come to May 11.

Crew members in blue jumpsuits stared at computer screens that revealed their hidden target miles below: a powerful atmospheric river that was churning across the Pacific Ocean toward California.

"It's going to be very cold," said Hunter Tubbs, a forecaster at the National Weather Service in Gray. "People should stay inside or dress for the weather. It can definitely be dangerous if you're not prepared."

In December, the National Hurricane Center’s forecasters begin reviewing hurricanes from the past season — where it tracked, how strong it was, how long it lasted and the destruction it caused.